Title: re-installing WP
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# re-installing WP

 *  [ninopagliccia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ninopagliccia/)
 * (@ninopagliccia)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-installing-wp-3/)
 * I want to re-install a fresh copy of WP. How do I do that?

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 *  [Alpatrose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alpatrose/)
 * (@alpatrose)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-installing-wp-3/#post-4709291)
 * Delete all your WordPress files and folders.
    Then delete the WordPress database
   user and table via cPanel. Now you may reinstall WP as normally as you would 
   do for the first time.
 *  [webbrewers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webbrewers/)
 * (@webbrewers)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-installing-wp-3/#post-4709310)
 * If you have content you want to keep, just upgrade and you’ll get a fresh “copy”.
   Back up first!

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 * [re-install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/re-install/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [webbrewers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webbrewers/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-installing-wp-3/#post-4709310)
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